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Poul Andersonstandalone novel1954

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about curses.

“A revised edition was issued by Ballantine Books in January 1971 as the twenty-fourth volume of their Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.”
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American GodsSeries

series10 books1999

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Celestial KingdomSeries

series4 books2022

Fantasy, emotional in tone.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
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Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

Lyonesse (Jack Vance)Series

series3 books1983

completed

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about court intrigue, set in islands.

“The Lyonesse Trilogy is a group of three fantasy novels by Jack Vance, set in the European Dark Ages, in the mythical Elder Isles west of France and southwest of Britain, a generation or two before the birth of King Arthur.”
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Start with Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden →

The Bright SwordNovel

Lev Grossmanstandalone novel2024

Fantasy, about quests and political intrigue.

The Edda of BurdensSeries

series5 books2003

Dark in tone.

“At the end of the long battle, one Valkyrie survived, wounded, and one valraven – the steeds of the valkyrie.”
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Start with All the Windwracked Stars →

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